Folding hanger for traveling cases



July 5, 1932. o. 1.. BOOKS FOLDING HANGER FOR TRAVELING CASES INVENOR: 0f/70 L. Books,

Filed May 4, 1931 A TTORNEY.

Patented July '5, 1932 nNn-Eu srArES orno in. Booxs, on m'snsorrz iaxssonnr 1 romaine HANGER non TRAVEQLINGlCASES;

- npplication filed Maj 4193 lt Serial no; 534 729. J

The presentinvention'relates to garment hangingdeviceaiand the primary ob ect in view is to devise a novel and improved igarment hanger construction adapted to beinstalled in traveling cases, for the purpose of suspending garments, such as coats;-

3:57 members cooperating to support'the garment in smooth folds approxlmately fitting the interior of the compartment. 7 a A further object of the invention s to provide a simpleand efiicient hanger con-L -90; structionvvhich is adapted for convenient attachment to the interior of the travelingcase for the support of the usual garment hanger element, together 'with a double-folding framework which isof a size approximating that of the interior compartment of the case, and operating to support the garment, when suspended from the hanger element, in folds fitting into the case Without unduelfolding and creasing of the garment material.

With the foregoing general objects in view, the invention will now be describedby reference to the accompanying drawing illustrating onei'practical and eflicient form of embodiment of the improvement, after which those features and combinations deemed to be novel Will be set forthfand claimed.

In the drawing 7 a a V 3 l Figure 1 is a plan vview illustrating a'por tion ofan ordinary form of traveling case 0 and showing the interior of -one of its compartments, having a garment hanger con struction installedtherein embodyin qthe,

present invention; 7

Figures 2 and tively, of Figure 1, Figure Sillustratingrthe hanger construction in open position, and including dotted lines illustrating the operation of folding the same into-the foldedposition l us r ted bYF g I 'Q; and 7 3. are: transverse sections, taken upon the lines 2-2 and 3+3,frespeca V a a meinber but being sufii'ciently smaller to fold ithin the same, asshown. Each of the rods oration the'use of theidevic e; and as a safe- Fignre l a perspective detail view Show ing thatportion of the. devicejwhich formsa' supporting means for attachmentfto'the interiorof the traveling case.

Referring novvto said-drawing in detaiL- this illustrates the improvedfhanger eon;

structionas embodied in one c'ompartment 5 of a traveling case'fi, one section only of which is illustrated. The improved device j comprises a suitable supporting means, such. 69

as the U-shaped bracket element/T, rigidly secured as indicated at8 to'a bar9,-the ends I I of which "may be attached in any desired nner" for securing the device ithin-L the compartment 5,' as by'm'eansof swivel loops V lOadapted to, be secured by rivetsllbrthe like to the interior upper side of the compartment 5 Whereby the remaining parts of the construction aretproperly suspended vvithin i said compartment fvvhen the case is in upright Y position. i, a v

Across themiddle of the space enclosed by thebracket ,7 andthe bar' gisniounted a pin 12 which may,iffdesired', carry" a'fspool or roller, 13,..which is designed for the support I Z? of the usual hanger device 14 having the hook 1 5v for attachment to. the supporting roller 13.. .e

The opposite ends .of the bracket "member 7 also serve 'asja' support for a swinging frame membercomprising abail-likeframe 17 formed with lugs 18 Which are pivotedtas" I indicated at 19, to the ends-of the'bracket a member 17, as represented in Figures 1 and at. Thelovver ends, of the bail l7 carry a rod- 55 v 20; and .this construction thus provides an i open'frame member of a s ze approximating that of the interior of the compartment 5, as a clearly represented in Figure 1. To the opposite ends of the rod 20 is also pivot-ally connected a second frame member, made up of thearms 21 pivotally connected at their'opposite ends to said rod Q0 and a second rod 22, the size of this second 'open frame mem be: thus approximating that of the first frame 9 '2 a 22- me; if, es e b pr 'e i w th a suitableroller 23 for facilitating theopr to the upper interior. portion of the compart ment 5, the convenientfmeans illustrated com prising the swivel loops 10 attached to the flange l6 surrounding said compartment 5 constituting a convenient detachable" construction for the purpose. With the device thus installed, the folding framework remains in collapsed condition within the compartment 5 until a garment is to be packedat which timea hanger" device 14 is inserted in the garment and its hook portion 15 attached to the supporting element 13 and beneaththe portions 22 and 23, of'the smaller frame memher having the end portions 21. i This smaller'frame member is then swung outward upon the axis of the rod to bring the cross rod 22 upon top of the lowerportion of the garment, as represented in Figure '3'. After drawing the garment down over the rods 22 and 23 as'much as is deemed de- 'sir'able, the rod 20 connecting'the fol ding frame members is then raised, as represented by the dotted'linesin Figure 8, to permit folding of the smaller frame member *l7.-"22 intothe compartment 5 beneath the other frame member, which is then'lowered down into'said compartment upon top of'the smaller frame member, as clearly illustrated by the full lines in Figure 2; This operation obviously folds the garment about'both of therods 20 and 252,, leaving the tail portion ofthe garment resting upon the bottom of the compartment 5,"as shown;

Thus a garment hanger construction is provided which is convenientlyinstalled within one compartment of a traveling case of the form illustrated, and the construction and operation are [such that thegarm'ent is by practically one movement folded'into neat, smooth-lying folds of a size approximating that of the interior of the compartment, so

that all unnecessary folding and creasingare prevented, due to the frame members them- 50 selves being of'approximately the, same size as the compartment, and hence forming folds in the garment of those same proportions."

This results in spreading out the garment and retaining it infolds of as great an extent as is permitted by the size of the compartment,

eliminating unnecessary creasing and effectively suspending the folded garment in this position without any opportunity of sagging of the material between the supported lines at the oppositesides of the compartment.

It is also obvious 'that garments of any type, orlof any size or. descript on wh ch are to be packed, may beaccommodated byjthe 'improvedjhanger construction, and that the only operation required for removal of the pivotal connection with said supportin garment from thevcaseis the disengagement of the hanger hook 15 from its support,

- whereupon the garmentmay be lifted out by means of the hanger 14, since the frame members will readily allow the garment to be pulled out'from between them; in fact, the roller type of mountings 23 will' aid in smoothing out the-folds of the garment, when 7 cations of the construction may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I therefore desire to reserve the rightto make whatever changes or modifications may fairly appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is: v

1'. A garment hanger construction for traveling cases comprising supporting means adapted for attachment to the interior of the case, a hanger" element carried by said supporting means, folding frameelements car ried by said supportingmeans andincluding parallel bars spaced apart approximately the width of the case for supporting the garment in folds approximately fitting inside the case, one of said frame elements having 'a pivotal connection to said supporting means, and a secondof said elements having a pivotal connection to said first frame element on an axis parallel to the axis of said first pivotal connection whereby the garment may be foldedby successive folding movements taking place partly outside the case and partly thereafter as the garment and frame elements are deposited within the case; i 2. A garment hanger construction for traveling cases, comprising supporting means adapted for attachment to the 1 interior of the case, means for engaging the garment with saidvsupportingmeans, and folding frame members suspended from said supporting means, each being of size approxi mating that of the interior of the case and adapted to support the garment in folds approximately fitting the'interior of the case, said frame members having a pivotal connection to eachother for folding movement, and one of said frame members-having a means along an axis parallel to the axis of the iconnection between said members whereby all of the members may partake of a swinging movemen't with respect. to the support.

i 3." A garment'hanger construction for traveling cases, comprising supporting means adapted for attachment to. the interior of the case, means for engaging the garment with said supporting means,.ian d.a folding frame work having a pivotalconnection to said supfall within the scope of the porting means, said framework comprising pivotally connected frame members each of a size approximating that of the interior of the case and adapted to support the garment v in folds approximately fitting the interior of the case the axes of the pivotal connection between the frame members and the, pivotal connection to the support being substantially? parallel.

4. A garment hanger construction for traveling cases, comprising supporting means adapted for attachment to the interior of the case, means for engaging the garment with said supporting means, a frame member of a size approximating that of the interior.

of the case and pivotally "connected to said supporting means, a second frame member 7 of approximately the same size as the first member andpivotally connected for folding movement therewith about an axis parallel to the pivot axis of said first frame member, c

said frame members cooperating to provide parallel garment supporting-elements spaced apart approximately the Width of the case for maintaining the garment in folds fitting the interior of the case. v

5. A garment hanger construction for trav-- eling cases comprising supporting means adapted for detachable connection toa case i on the interior thereof and providing a supportingomember extending along one side of.

the case for a garment hanger element, and

a double-folding framework pivotally sus pended from said supporting member along an axis parallel to said supporting member,

said framework being of such a size when folded as to fit approximately the interior of the case for supporting the garment when suspended fromsaid hanger elementin folds fitting the interior of'the case. a

6. A garment hanger construction for trav'-. eling cases comprising supporting. means adapted for attachment to the interior of the case and providing a supporting member extending along a wall of the interiorof the vcase, means for engaging the garment with i said supporting member, a pair of frame members each of a size approximating that of i the interior of the case for maintaining the garment in folds approximately fitting said interior of the case; means for suspending one of said frame members from said sup porting member, and means providing'a pivotal connection between said frame members along an axis parallel to said supporting member and permitting folding movement of the frame members inthe direction of the folding movement'of the garment around said frame members. r v

In witness whereof I hereunto aflixfmy signature. c

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